Information processing device

• US 8,514,429 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2007
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): SINGH, SATWANT K
• Application Number:
  US11/962,825
• Publication Number:
  US 20080158603A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,069 Days
• Field of Search: 358 113- 116, 358403-406, 358/296, 358/305
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32609 Fault detection or counter-measures, e.g. original mis-positioned, shortage of paper
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32635 of reproducing apparatus or receiver, e.g. out of paper
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32662 remotely, e.g. to the transmitter from the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32694 Storing a fault condition in memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3202 of communication or activity log or report

Abstract

An information processing device may store and output information concerning events occurring in itself or another device. The information processing device may be provided with a destination-event type storing device, a first individual storing device, a first storage control device, and a first output control device. The destination-event type storing device may, for each of a plurality of destinations, store a combination of a destination and an event type. The first individual storing device may have a plurality of individual storing areas. Each individual storing area may correspond to a different destination. The first storage control device may, for each event that occurs, specify the destination combined with the event type from the destination-event type storing device, and store event occurrence information showing that the event type has occurred in the individual storage area corresponding to the specified destination. The first output control device may, for each individual storage area, output the event occurrence information stored in the individual storage area to the destination corresponding to the individual storage area.

Claims

1. An information processing device for storing and outputting information concerning events, the information processing device comprising:

a destination-event type storing device that stores a combination of a first destination and a first event type, stores a combination of the first destination and a second event type, stores a combination of a second destination and the second event type, and stores a combination of the second destination and a third event type;

an individual storing device comprising a first individual storing area corresponding to the first destination and a second individual storing area corresponding to the second destination;

a storage control device that stores first event occurrence information indicating that the first event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, stores second event occurrence information indicating that the second event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, stores the second event occurrence information in the second individual storage area, and stores third event occurrence information indicating that the third event type has occurred in the second individual storage area; and

an output control device that outputs the first event occurrence information and the second event occurrence information stored in the first individual storage area to the first destination, and outputs the second event occurrence information and the third event occurrence information stored in the second individual storage area to the second destination.

2. The information processing device as in claim 1, wherein the first destination includes one of a first mail address, a first facsimile number, and a combination thereof, and wherein the second destination includes one of a second mail address, a second facsimile number, and a combination thereof.

3. The information processing device as in claim 1, wherein

the destination-event type storing device, for each destination, stores a combination of a destination and an output interval, and

the output control device, for each individual storage area, outputs the event occurrence information stored in the individual storage area to the destination corresponding to the individual storage area at the output interval combined with the destination.

4. The information processing device as in claim 3, wherein the capacity of each individual storage area is determined such that the larger the output interval combined with the destination corresponding to the individual storage area, the greater the capacity of the individual storage area.

5. The information processing device as in claim 4, further comprising:

a capacity changing device that, in a case where the stored contents of the destination-event type storing device have changed, specifies the output interval combined with each destination based on the stored contents after this change has occurred, and changes the capacity of each individual storage area in accordance with the specified output intervals.

6. The information processing device as in claim 1, wherein the capacity of each individual storage area is determined such that the larger the number of event types combined with the destination corresponding to the individual storage area, the greater the capacity of the individual storage area.

7. The information processing device as in claim 6, further comprising:

a capacity changing device that, in a case where the stored contents of the destination-event type storing device have changed, specifies the number of event types combined with each destination based on the stored contents after this change has occurred, and changes the capacity of each individual storage area in accordance with the specified numbers.

8. The information processing device as in claim 1, further comprising:

an input device configured to receive a command from a user;

and a capacity changing device that changes the capacity of each individual storage area in accordance with the command input to the input device.

9. An information processing device for storing and outputting information concerning events, the information processing device comprising:

an output format-event type storing device that, for each of a plurality of output formats, stores a combination of an output format and an event type;

an individual storing device comprising a plurality of individual storing areas, each individual storing area corresponding to a different output format, the plurality of individual storing areas including a first individual storing area corresponding to a first output format and a second individual storing area corresponding to a second output format;

a storage control device that, for each event that occurs, specifies the output format combined with the event type from the output format-event type storing device, and wherein if the specified output format is the first output format, the storage control device stores first event occurrence information indicating that the event type has occurred in the first individual storage area and if the specified output format is the second output format, the storage control device stores second event occurrence information indicating that the event type has occurred in the second individual storage area; and

an output control device that outputs the first event occurrence information stored in the first individual storage area by using the first output format, and outputs the second event occurrence information stored in the second individual storage area by using the second output format.

10. The information processing device as in claim 9, wherein the plurality of output formats include an external output format in which the event occurrence information is output to the exterior, and a printing output format in which the event occurrence information is printed.

11. The information processing device as in claim 9, wherein

the output format-event type storing device stores a combination of the first output format and a first event type, stores a combination of the first output format and a second event type, stores a combination of the second output format and the second event type, and stores a combination of the second output format and a third event type,

the storage control device stores the-first event occurrence information indicating that the first event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, stores the second event occurrence information indicating that the second event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, stores the second event occurrence information in the second individual storage area, and stores third event occurrence information indicating that the third event type has occurred in the second individual storage area, and

the output control device outputs the first event occurrence information and the second event occurrence information stored in the first individual storage area by using the first output format, and outputs the second event occurrence information and the third event occurrence information stored in the second individual storage area by using the second output format.

12. An information processing device for storing and outputting information concerning events, the information processing device comprising:

a mode information storing device that, for each of a plurality of modes, stores mode-event type information including a combination of a mode and an event type, and mode-destination information including a combination of a mode and a plurality of destinations;

an individual storing device comprising a plurality of individual storing areas, each individual storing area corresponding to a different mode, the plurality of individual storing areas including a first individual storing area corresponding to a first mode and a second individual storing area corresponding to a second mode;

a storage control device that, for each event that occurs, specifies the mode combined with the event type in the mode-event type information, and wherein if the specified mode is the first mode, the storage control device stores first event occurrence information indicating that the event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, and if the specified mode is the second mode, the storage control device stores second event occurrence information indicating that the event type has occurred in the second individual storage area; and

an output control device that outputs the first event occurrence information stored in the first individual storage area to the plurality of destinations combined with the first mode in the mode-destination information, and outputs the second event occurrence information stored in the second individual storage area to the plurality of destinations combined with the second mode in the mode-destination information.

13. The information processing device as in claim 12, wherein

the mode information storing device stores the mode-event type information including a combination of the first mode and a first event type, a combination of the first mode and a second event type, a combination of the second mode and the second event type, and a combination of the second mode and a third event type,

the mode information storing device stores the mode-destination information including a combination of the first mode and a plurality of first destinations, and a combination of the second mode and a plurality of second destinations,

the storage control device stores the first event occurrence information indicating that the first event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, stores the second event occurrence information indicating that the second event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, stores the second event occurrence information in the second individual storage area, and stores third event occurrence information indicating that the third event type has occurred in the second individual storage area, and

the output control device outputs the first event occurrence information and the second event occurrence information stored in the first individual storage area to the plurality of first destinations, and outputs the second event occurrence information and the third event occurrence information stored in the second individual storage area to the plurality of second destinations.

14. An information processing device for storing and outputting information concerning events, the information processing device comprising:

a mode information storing device that, for each of a plurality of modes, stores mode-event type information including a combination of a mode and an event type, and mode-output format information including a combination of a mode and a plurality of output formats;

an individual storing device comprising a plurality of individual storing areas, each individual storing area corresponding to a different mode, the plurality of individual storing areas including a first individual storing area corresponding to a first mode and a second individual storing area corresponding to a second mode;

a storage control device that, for each event that occurs, specifies the mode combined with the event type in the mode-event type information, and wherein if the specified mode is the first mode, the storage control device stores first event occurrence information indicating that the event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, and if the specified mode is the second mode, the storage control device stores second event occurrence information indicating that the event type has occurred in the second individual storage area; and

an output control device that outputs the first event occurrence information stored in the first individual storage area by using the plurality of output formats combined with the first mode in the mode-output format information, and outputs the second event occurrence information stored in the second individual storage area by using the plurality of output formats combined with the second mode in the mode-output format information.

15. The information processing device as in claim 14, wherein

the mode information storing device stores the mode-event type information including a combination of the first mode and a first event type, a combination of the first mode and a second event type, a combination of the second mode and the second event type, and a combination of the second mode and a third event type,

the mode information storing device stores the mode-output format information including a combination of the first mode and a plurality of first output formats, and a combination of the second mode and a plurality of second output formats,

the storage control device stores the first event occurrence information indicating that the first event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, stores the second event occurrence information indicating that the second event type has occurred in the first individual storage area, stores the second event occurrence information in the second individual storage area, and stores third event occurrence information indicating that the third event type has occurred in the second individual storage area, and

the output control device outputs the first event occurrence information and the second event occurrence information stored in the first individual storage area by using the plurality of first output formats, and outputs the second event occurrence information and the third event occurrence information stored in the second individual storage area by using the plurality of second output formats.